Improvement in corn-planters



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GEORGE D. HAWORTH, OF DEOATUR, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

Specific-ation forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,451, dated January 13, 1874; application filed July 16,1813.

To all Iwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. HAwoETn, of Decatur, State of Illinois, have invented a Corn-Planter, of which the following is a specification: y

The object of my invention is to automatically operate the seed-slide of a corn-planter, (more especially designed for what is termed a one-horse planter 5) and consist-s of an arrangement of devices to be operated with a cord stretched across the field, provided with knobs placed at equal distances apart, automatically operating the seed-slide, and dropping the corn in check-rows, as hereinafter more fully described, being an improvement on Letters Patent grant-ed to me February 22,

Figure 1 is a plan of the device; Fig. 2, a sidewiew of the same, taken on the dotted lines m Fig. l; and 3, a plan of the stop, partially in section.

A represents a bar fastened transversely across the planter; B, a cross-bar secured to the bar A. C D are slotted arms, pivoted at c d, said pivots sliding in slots. b b in the bar B. These arms are also pivotcd at the ends of the reverser-bar F, said bar being secured at the center to the bar E, and both pivoted on the bar B. G G are pulleys at the ends of the bar A. I is the rope, provided with the stops i. The'pivot d, or the arm D, is att-ached with rods to the seed-slideof the planter.

The operation of the device is as follows, viz: The rope or cord, being stretched across the field and anchored, is placed around the pulleys, as shown in Fig. 1. As the machine the armsG and D are in line with the bar B,

as shown in Fig. 2.

The stop consists of two pieces of malleable or wrought iron, e', rolled or formed as shown in Fig. 3, being made open, placed over and compressed upon the rope I, being placed at such a distance apart that they will allow of the rope bending when passing around the pulleys, and also, as the arms only strike on the one or outside of thestop, it will not work backward and forward, cllafing and wearing the rope.

I claim as my inventionl. The slotted arms C D, reverser-bar F, and guard-bar E, in combination with the rope I, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The slotted bar B, slotted arms C D, and bars E and F, in combination with the bar A,

rope I, and stopsii, as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE D. HAWORTH.

Witnesses CHARLES P. HoUsUM, THEO. COLEMAN. 

